Big East wants bowl for champion

cpawstoney · 07-31-2012, 10:50 AM

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The Big East Conference has discussed starting a new bowl game for its champion, likely in Florida, starting with the 2014 season, according to sources at Big East Media Days in Newport, R.I.

As opposed to an East-West Divisional format, momentum in the Big East is for a "zipper concept" splitting natural rivals like Boise State and San Diego State and Houston and SMU, who would then play each year in a potential 6-1-1 format, sources said.

The eight-game conference format would include six divisional games, one crossover game and one rotating crossover opponent.

http://espn.go.com/college-football/...-game-champion

cmm27 · 07-31-2012, 01:43 PM

I really like that idea, especially if they can garner interest from another major conference.

JDBEARCAT · 07-31-2012, 01:51 PM

Great Idea! Hopefully with the big10 or acc.

1977 BearCat · 07-31-2012, 03:09 PM

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Originally Posted by JDBEARCAT

Great Idea! Hopefully with the big10 or acc.

Not the ACC, please

98bearcat · 07-31-2012, 05:14 PM

Agree on the Big10 as I believe UC can match well with most all those schools.

cmm27 · 07-31-2012, 06:52 PM

ACC has a tie in with the Orange Bowl already with Notre Dame so they would be out. I believe I read something about a possible Big 10 matchup, but I wouldn't put too much stock into that.

JDBEARCAT · 07-31-2012, 08:05 PM

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Originally Posted by 1977 BearCat

Not the ACC, please

I understand where you are coming from but when we continually beat the
ACC, they will no longer be included in the top 5, the BEAST will be.

1977 BearCat · 07-31-2012, 08:42 PM

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Originally Posted by JDBEARCAT

I understand where you are coming from but when we continually beat the
ACC, they will no longer be included in the top 5, the BEAST will be.

I think it is more likely that they will be diminished rather than the BE being elevated.

GoUC11 · 07-31-2012, 10:55 PM

A Big East #1 vs the Big Ten/SEC/Big 12 #2 would actually surpass the Orange Bowl easily. Frankly, Notre Dame will rarely be good enough to draw interest or credibility outside of its own fan base (living in the past, not in the present). And the #2 from one of those three would easily beat out the ACC runner-up (even champion) in many years. I like the idea and kudos to the BE for coming out swinging. It's amazing what happens when the dinosaurs (Mari-Meatball and our own Mike Thomas) are pushed out and innovative thinkers come to the forefront.

I have a feeling the ACC is walking on extremely thin ice with the Chosen 4 and they are just waiting to kick them out of the VIP section. When this happens (and it will) FSU and Clemson will go to the Big 12 and then chaos will break loose again. Hopefully, but I don't have much hope, the Big East will be stabilized to a point to reverse poach some more football minded schools off the ACC.

This will NEVER happen, but its nice to wish. Either way the Bearcats will be fine. We will wind up in a revamped ACC.

IMO the ACC is moronic for not looking westward and going for us and Louisville (no bias there). Talk about expanding into a market and area of the country where people watch a boat load of sports programming.

But they to suffer from the illusion that the Northeast gives two honey buns about college athletics.

Thegreatone · 08-01-2012, 08:44 AM

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Here is what the Big East is doing. Yesterday it leaked that it is considering starting its own bowl in Florida. The obvious signal is that NBC will be the TV partner on the bowl, which is a shot across the bow of the ACC, which does not have a TV partner for the Orange, and is unlikely to get anyone but ESPN to bid on a game where the anchor conference is a 100% ESPN property. If NBC sponsors a Citrus Bowl in Orlando with Fedex as the Sponsor, the Orange is screwed, because that bowl would be a more attractive destination for an at-large because of NBC.

Obviously, the Orange does not want this to happen, so I expect it to cut a deal with NBC and the Big East to take the Big East champ in the Orange.

98bearcat · 08-01-2012, 09:50 AM

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Originally Posted by cmm27

ACC has a tie in with the Orange Bowl already with Notre Dame so they would be out. I believe I read something about a possible Big 10 matchup, but I wouldn't put too much stock into that.

Correct me if I'm wrong but I haven't seen anything yet confirming an agreement for Notre Dame with the Orange Bowl. I've only seen posts/links referring to talks that are happening but nothing official. Notre Dame has always been fairly smart in its choices by bidding its time and waiting for all the cards to fall, in this case seeing what other bowls are going to be part of the new 6 major bowls starting in 2014. Currently, we only know of 3 "Rose, Orange, and Champions", with 3 more still to be decided, so until those 3 are decided (and one of them could be the new one the Big East Creates? because each bowl has to bid on the spot), I think Notre Dame will wait to see what it's best option will be. Keep in mind that the Orange has been a less than stellar bowl the past years, and the Big East fans have been the bigger showing at most of them. I think the Orange ended up making the wrong partnership.

CaptainProbasco · 08-01-2012, 04:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Thegreatone

Post from another board:

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Here is what the Big East is doing. Yesterday it leaked that it is considering starting its own bowl in Florida. The obvious signal is that NBC will be the TV partner on the bowl, which is a shot across the bow of the ACC, which does not have a TV partner for the Orange, and is unlikely to get anyone but ESPN to bid on a game where the anchor conference is a 100% ESPN property. If NBC sponsors a Citrus Bowl in Orlando with Fedex as the Sponsor, the Orange is screwed, because that bowl would be a more attractive destination for an at-large because of NBC.

Obviously, the Orange does not want this to happen, so I expect it to cut a deal with NBC and the Big East to take the Big East champ in the Orange.

It would be great if that ends up happening. Matching up our champ against another conference champ (even if it's the lowly ACC) is preferable to matching up against #2 or #3 from one of the other conferences.

blackcattitude · 08-04-2012, 10:07 AM

i'd prefer some combo of B10 #2/Notre Dame over the ACC champ. if this had happened:
2011: Michigan St./West Vagina
2010: Michigan St./Connecticut
2009: us/Iowa or Penn State
2008: us/Ohio State

Each of those games woulda been better than the Orange Bowl.

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cmm27 Veteran Join Date: Nov 2009	ACC has a tie in with the Orange Bowl already with Notre Dame so they would be out. I believe I read something about a possible Big 10 matchup, but I wouldn't put too much stock into that. __________________ In loving memory, I will be a fan for both of us. Cody- Oct 25th 1987 to Jan 1st 2011.

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07-31-2012, 01:43 PM	#2
cmm27 Veteran Join Date: Nov 2009	I really like that idea, especially if they can garner interest from another major conference. __________________ In loving memory, I will be a fan for both of us. Cody- Oct 25th 1987 to Jan 1st 2011.

07-31-2012, 01:51 PM	#3
JDBEARCAT Distinguished Member Join Date: Sep 2009	Great Idea! Hopefully with the big10 or acc.

07-31-2012, 05:14 PM	#5
98bearcat Member Join Date: Feb 2012	Agree on the Big10 as I believe UC can match well with most all those schools.

07-31-2012, 10:55 PM	#9
GoUC11 Member Join Date: Oct 2010	A Big East #1 vs the Big Ten/SEC/Big 12 #2 would actually surpass the Orange Bowl easily. Frankly, Notre Dame will rarely be good enough to draw interest or credibility outside of its own fan base (living in the past, not in the present). And the #2 from one of those three would easily beat out the ACC runner-up (even champion) in many years. I like the idea and kudos to the BE for coming out swinging. It's amazing what happens when the dinosaurs (Mari-Meatball and our own Mike Thomas) are pushed out and innovative thinkers come to the forefront. I have a feeling the ACC is walking on extremely thin ice with the Chosen 4 and they are just waiting to kick them out of the VIP section. When this happens (and it will) FSU and Clemson will go to the Big 12 and then chaos will break loose again. Hopefully, but I don't have much hope, the Big East will be stabilized to a point to reverse poach some more football minded schools off the ACC. This will NEVER happen, but its nice to wish. Either way the Bearcats will be fine. We will wind up in a revamped ACC. IMO the ACC is moronic for not looking westward and going for us and Louisville (no bias there). Talk about expanding into a market and area of the country where people watch a boat load of sports programming. But they to suffer from the illusion that the Northeast gives two honey buns about college athletics.

08-01-2012, 08:44 AM	#10
Thegreatone Veteran Join Date: Apr 2007	Post from another board: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Here is what the Big East is doing. Yesterday it leaked that it is considering starting its own bowl in Florida. The obvious signal is that NBC will be the TV partner on the bowl, which is a shot across the bow of the ACC, which does not have a TV partner for the Orange, and is unlikely to get anyone but ESPN to bid on a game where the anchor conference is a 100% ESPN property. If NBC sponsors a Citrus Bowl in Orlando with Fedex as the Sponsor, the Orange is screwed, because that bowl would be a more attractive destination for an at-large because of NBC. Obviously, the Orange does not want this to happen, so I expect it to cut a deal with NBC and the Big East to take the Big East champ in the Orange.

08-04-2012, 10:07 AM	#13
blackcattitude Member Join Date: May 2009	i'd prefer some combo of B10 #2/Notre Dame over the ACC champ. if this had happened: 2011: Michigan St./West Vagina 2010: Michigan St./Connecticut 2009: us/Iowa or Penn State 2008: us/Ohio State Each of those games woulda been better than the Orange Bowl.